Myths
Grimms' Fairy Tales
Grimms' Fairy Tales invites listeners into a world where magic and morality intertwine. This iconic collection, first published in 1812 by t…
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
A collection of legends and myths of the Hawaiian islands and their 'strange people' as told by His Majesty King Kalakaua, the last king of …
Aino Folk-Tales
Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of …
Russian Fairy Tales
The existence of the Russian Skazki or Märchen was first made generally known to the British public by Mr W. R. S. Ralston in his “Russ…
In Ghostly Japan
This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries…
Uncle Wiggily's Story Book
Dear Children:This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me. In this volume I have some adventures with real chi…
Ivan the Fool
Written after Tolstoy suffered a spiritual crisis, Ivan the Fool is a fairy tale that offers children instruction in how to live rightly, si…
The Silver Princess in Oz
Young King Randy of Regalia is visited by his old friend, Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink. Together, they set out to visit their…
Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz
The wonderful but quirky Wizard of Oz has invented a plane to go strato-sphering. Zooming among the clouds and shooting stars above OZ cert…
A Guide to Mythology
My aim in this book on Mythology for young readers has been to give them solid knowledge on the subject, as far as it is advisable to go wit…
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supe…
Myths and Legends of Alaska
Editor Katharine Berry Judson collates and presents a narrative history of Alaskan Myths. Originally gathered and recorded by government eth…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to pleasure children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in whi…
Fairy and Wonder Tales
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
Mopsa The Fairy
Jean Ingelow (1820 – 1897) was one of the more famous poets of the period, indeed many people suggested that she should succeed Alfred, Lord…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. Appropriate stories tell of …
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They disco…
Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d'Arthur, &quo…
The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales
The Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. All stories we of course have heard many times. But these are retold…
Favorite Fairy Tales
This is a collection of the fairy tales that children love best, told in simple language and lavishly illustrated. They are written by vario…